trumpeter

American  

[truhm-pi-ter] / ˈtrʌm pɪ tər /

noun

• trumpeters
  plural

1. a person who plays a trumpet player.

2. a person who proclaims or announces something with a trumpet.

3. a soldier, usually in a mounted unit, whose duty is to sound the required trumpet calls.

4. a person who proclaims, commends, or extols something loudly or widely; eulogizer.

5. any of several large South American birds of the family Psophiidae, especially Psophia crepitans, related to the cranes and rails, having a loud, harsh, prolonged cry.

6. trumpeter swan.

7. one of a breed of domestic pigeons.

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trumpeter British  

/ ˈtrʌmpɪtə /

noun

1. a person who plays the trumpet, esp one whose duty it is to play fanfares, signals, etc

2. any of three birds of the genus Psophia of the forests of South America, having a rounded body, long legs, and a glossy blackish plumage: family Psophiidae , order Gruiformes (cranes, rails, etc)

3. (sometimes capital) a breed of domestic fancy pigeon with a long ruff

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• trumpeters
  plural

Etymology

Origin of trumpeter

First recorded in 1490–1500; trumpet + -er ¹

Example Sentences

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trumpeter trumpeters

Silence Is Talking by Reverend & The Makers is reborn as the terrace anthem, aided by the trumpeter in the England band playing the familiar riff taken from War's 1975 song Low Rider.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

At the Whitehall service, Reverend Dr Lyndon Drake recited from The Fallen by poet Laurence Binyon before a Royal Marines Portsmouth Road Band trumpeter played the last post after which there was a one-minute silence.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026

Shortly after trumpeter Ethan Marks took to the sidewalk, one of the American Hotel’s current residents leaned out his window and began vocally and jovially mimicking the fragmented and angular notes coming from the instrument.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026

The highlight is a beautifully burnished solo by trumpeter Harold “Shorty” Baker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

Even after a trumpeter appeared on a tiny balcony at the peak of the playhouse and blew a fanfare, the babble scarcely diminished.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

The trumpeters persevere valiantly but, by the end of the day, everyone's wrung out.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

Extra color moments came from those mocking oboes, as well as some brief military flourishes from a pair of trumpeters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

For years, scientists have classified these noises into roughly two dozen distinct phrases, or codas, making the communications seem about as complicated as two novice trumpeters trading notes.

From Science Magazine ● May 7, 2024

The sound of choristers and trumpeters filling Westminster Abbey.

From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2023

When all was ordered, the Captains rode forth towards the Black Gate with a great guard of horsemen and the banner and heralds and trumpeters.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien